. >>> in california, a big new year's eve fireworks show in sacramento was called off at the last minute because of a deadly shooting. two people were killed and three others injured in a gunfight outside a restaurant and police decided to call off the nearby celebration that was expected to draw 40,000 people. >>> but here in new york city, the big apple, things were peaceful as more than a million people packed times square for the biggest new year's eve celebration of all. with party hats, 2013 glasses and a blizzard of confetti, the crowd counted down the end of 2012 as the famous crystal ball dropped at midnight but after waiting for hours the partyers seemed to be gone in just minutes leaving city workers to clean up and clear the streets of one ton of confetti. one ton of confetti. many of the scraps of paper carried hopes and wishes people had written down for the new year. >>> dozens of same-sex couples in maryland rang in the new year by walking down the aisle. at midnight gay marriage became legal in the state after voters approved it last november. gay marriage is now the law